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June 01, 2011
BASF's Jan Bebber explains why immediate-release formulations boost drug efficacy and aid patient compliance.
The rising popularity of fast dissolving, immediate-release dosage forms can be attributed to their convenience and ease of administration.
When it comes to immediate-release tablet formulations, the choice of disintegrant can have a significant effect on the rate and extent of drug dissolution.
May 12, 2011
Alkermes purchased Elan?s Elan Drug Technologies (EDT) unit in a cash and stock transaction worth approximately $960 million. The two companies will be merged into a new holding company in Ireland under the name Alkermes.
May 02, 2011
Emerging methods could provide alternative ways of producing inhalable drug particles.
Nanosponges, a controlled-release nanoparticle system, shows promise in targeted drug delivery
Can the semiconductor industry help Big Pharma develop therapies?
May 01, 2011
The authors provide further insight into microRNA biology, and the simplicity of anti-miR oligonucleotide drug delivery.
The author describes recent developments to help overcome the downstream processing bottleneck. This article is part of a special issue on Sterile Manufacturing and Bioprocessing.
Linking peptides to polyethylene glycol, or PEGylation, has helped improve pharmaceutical therapeutics in several ways. A wave of new techniques is now ushering in further advances.